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Assignment #2: Audio Interview/Story
For this assignment, I interviewed my friend Aubrey Glasco. Aubrey started out as a audiology major at Missouri State University before...

Makayla Mais
Feb 28, 20201 min read
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Assignment #1: 3-picture photo story
These photos were taken outside JQH Arena in Springfield, MO, before the first night of the circus on February 7, 2020. Protestors showed...

Makayla Mais
Feb 10, 20201 min read
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Scripted Live Shot
For my very first scripted liveshot, I talked about Kyle Blanks, a former Rangers outfielder, that is advocating for CBD oil use in the...

Makayla Mais
Nov 17, 20191 min read
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Standup #3: Creative Standup
For my creative standup, I touched on the effects that high amounts of caffeine that college students consume every year.

Makayla Mais
Nov 5, 20191 min read
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Standup #2: Documents
In my second standup, I used documents to speak about Missouri State pitcher Connor Sechler and his recent suspension from the team due...

Makayla Mais
Oct 21, 20191 min read
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Standup #1: Hard News
In this standup for Broadcast Performance, I spoke about Felipe Vasquez's recent arrest.

Makayla Mais
Oct 21, 20191 min read
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Opinion Writing: Ted Bundy Opinion Column
Ted Bundy: Romanticized or Accurate Portrayal? More than 40 years after he was placed on death row, Ted Bundy has stepped back into the...

Makayla Mais
Aug 14, 20193 min read
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Opinion Writing: "If I Know Me" Music Review
Country music’s new up-and-coming artist has proved he can deliver country twang and slow ballads on a silver platter. Morgan Wallen,...

Makayla Mais
Aug 14, 20192 min read
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Opinion Writing: Mizzou vs. NCAA Opinion Column
University of Missouri vs. NCAA – Harsh or harsh enough? University of Missouri athletes are slowly learning their actions have...

Makayla Mais
Aug 14, 20192 min read
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Opinion Writing: "To All The Boys I've Loved Before" Film Review
Imagine writing five love letters to every person you’ve ever had a crush on, and those five crushes finding out about your intense...

Makayla Mais
Aug 14, 20192 min read
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Opinion Writing: "After" Book Review
Moving away to college is an exciting milestone for most teenagers. Getting away from home and truly establishing who you are meant to be...

Makayla Mais
Aug 14, 20192 min read
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News Writing and Reporting: Real Life Story (6 of 6)
Finally, the last of six story assignments! I hope you all have enjoyed reading these and that you have found something you've liked! On...

Makayla Mais
May 7, 20192 min read
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News Writing and Reporting: Real Life Story (5 of 6)
Springfield Cardinals uproot traditional season ticket packages, introduce Red Access A local minor league team has recently placed a...

Makayla Mais
May 7, 20192 min read
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News Writing and Reporting: Real Life Story (4 of 6)
Springfield venue sets up yoga class that offers beer Attending yoga classes often means that the attendee can expect to strengthen their...

Makayla Mais
Apr 15, 20192 min read
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News Writing and Reporting: Real Life Story (3 of 6)
Rush week, Facebook group create unique business opportunity Rush week, a week dominated by recruiting young men and women to their...

Makayla Mais
Apr 8, 20193 min read
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News Writing and Reporting: Real Life Story (2 of 6)
City of Springfield adds 10-acres to city limits to bring in more revenue The Springfield City Council passed three bills that will...

Makayla Mais
Apr 1, 20192 min read
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News Writing and Reporting: Real Life Story (1 of 6)
Nursing program creating change to adapt for growing field Colleges and universities across the country are attempting to adapt to the...

Makayla Mais
Mar 26, 20193 min read
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Introduction to Journalism: Real-Life Story
In Introduction to Journalism (JRN 270), taught by Jack Dimond, the class was assigned to cover a "real-life story" that had happened in...

Makayla Mais
Dec 15, 20184 min read
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May 14, 20180 min read
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Attempting a Viral Sensation
As a group, we decided to make a video of the professors in our department reading their “Rate My Professor” reviews. By them reading...

Makayla Mais
May 9, 20181 min read
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May 4, 20180 min read
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Editing a Short Video
In this video, I had to document things that made me happy, things I was afraid of, what I liked doing when I was alone, what I loved,...

Makayla Mais
May 3, 20181 min read
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Group Experience Project at IHOP
For our group experience, the five of us met at IHOP where we all drew names, and ordered for the person on the slip of paper we got....

Makayla Mais
Apr 16, 20181 min read
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Evaluating Pieces of Digital literacy
Recently, I had to look into digital literacy for my media convergence class. We were given a photo, and two videos to look over, and had...

Makayla Mais
Mar 31, 20182 min read
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Evaluating my search results on Google
This week, I was assigned to Google myself. Everyone hears the horror stories about what horrible things can be linked to someone’s name....

Makayla Mais
Feb 14, 20181 min read
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Evaluating videos with 25+ million views
Barack Obama Singing Call Me Maybe By Carly Rae Jepsen This video consists of different clips of Barack Obama speaking and turned it into...

Makayla Mais
Jan 31, 20182 min read
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